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Which of the following most logically completes the argument?

Yorco and Zortech are two corporations that employ large numbers of full-time workers who are paid by the hour. Publicly available records indicate that Yorco employs roughly the same number of such hourly wage workers as Zortech does but spends a far higher total sum per year on wages for such workers. Therefore, hourly wages must be higher, on average, at Yorco than at Zortech, since _____.

A. Zortech spends a higher total sum per year than Yorco does to provide its hourly wage workers with benefits other than wagesB. the work performed by hourly wage workers at Zortech does not require a significantly higher level of skill than the work performed by hourly wage workers at Yorco doesC. the proportion of all company employees who are hourly wage workers is significantly greater at Yorco than it is at ZortechD. overtime work, which is paid at a substantially higher rate than work done during the regular work week, is rare at both Yorco and ZortechE. the highest hourly wages paid at Yorco are higher than the highest hourly wages paid at Zortech

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15 Mar 2005, 18:41

Yorco and Zortech are two corporations that employ large numbers of full-time workers who are paid by the hour.
Publicly available records indicate that Yorco employs roughly the same number of such hourly wage workers as Zortech
Yarco spends a far higher total sum per year on wages for such workers than Zortech.
Therefore, hourly wages must be higher, on average, at Yorco than at Zortech, since _____.

A. Zortech spends a higher total sum per year than Yorco does to provide its hourly wage workers with benefits other than wages
- wouldn't help

B. the work performed by hourly wage workers at Zortech does not require a significantly higher level of skill than the work performed by hourly wage workers at Yorco does
- out of scope

C. the proportion of all company employees who are hourly wage workers is significantly greater at Yorco than it is at Zortech
- a fraction wouldn't answer the question why Yorco pays more

D. overtime work, which is paid at a substantially higher rate than work done during the regular work week, is rare at both Yorco and Zortech
- out

E. the highest hourly wages paid at Yorco are higher than the highest hourly wages paid at Zortech
- this is the answer. higher wages pulls the average up at Yorco

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ttar wrote:

Which of the following most logically completes the argument?

Yorco and Zortech are two corporations that employ large numbers of full-time workers who are paid by the hour. Publicly available records indicate that Yorco employs roughly the same number of such hourly wage workers as Zortech does but spends a far higher total sum per year on wages for such workers. Therefore, hourly wages must be higher, on average, at Yorco than at Zortech, since _____.

A. Zortech spends a higher total sum per year than Yorco does to provide its hourly wage workers with benefits other than wagesB. the work performed by hourly wage workers at Zortech does not require a significantly higher level of skill than the work performed by hourly wage workers at Yorco doesC. the proportion of all company employees who are hourly wage workers is significantly greater at Yorco than it is at ZortechD. overtime work, which is paid at a substantially higher rate than work done during the regular work week, is rare at both Yorco and ZortechE. the highest hourly wages paid at Yorco are higher than the highest hourly wages paid at Zortech

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16 Mar 2005, 04:48

Yorco and Zortech are two corporations that employ large numbers of full-time workers who are paid by the hour. Publicly available records indicate that Yorco employs roughly the same number of such hourly wage workers as Zortech does but spends a far higher total sum per year on wages for such workers. Therefore, hourly wages must be higher, on average, at Yorco than at Zortech, since _____.

A. Zortech spends a higher total sum per year than Yorco does to provide its hourly wage workers with benefits other than wages

Not mentoined in the stem

B. the work performed by hourly wage workers at Zortech does not require a significantly higher level of skill than the work performed by hourly wage workers at Yorco does

Same as A

C. the proportion of all company employees who are hourly wage workers is significantly greater at Yorco than it is at Zortech

Contradicts what has been said in the stem

D. overtime work, which is paid at a substantially higher rate than work done during the regular work week, is rare at both Yorco and Zortech

Out of scope

E. the highest hourly wages paid at Yorco are higher than the highest hourly wages paid at Zortech

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Yorco and Zortech have roughly the same number of hourly wage workers.Yorco spends far higher total sum per year on wages of such workers.:. Hourly wages must be higher on average at Yorco than Zortech...

A. Zortech spends a higher total sum per year than Yorco does to provide its hourly wage workers with benefits other than wagesSpending on benefits is a different topic... The concern is spending on wages... OUT!

B. the work performed by hourly wage workers at Zortech does not require a significantly higher level of skill than the work performed by hourly wage workers at Yorco doesSkills are not the issue... OUT!

C. the proportion of all company employees who are hourly wage workers is significantly greater at Yorco than it is at ZortechThe other types of employees is out of scopre... OUT!

Thus far, it's quite easy to eliminate A, B and C...

D. overtime work, which is paid at a substantially higher rate than work done during the regular work week, is rare at both Yorco and ZortechThe argument knows that total sums spent by Yorco is greater than Zortech and jumps into conclusion that average is higher in Yorco.. We know that to conclude about average - we must know two components: (1) total sum and (2) total hours... If the hours of workers in Yorco are higher then that will explain the increase in total sums spent and not necessarily mean average is higher...

E. the highest hourly wages paid at Yorco are higher than the highest hourly wages paid at ZortechThe conclusion is about the average hourly wage... The breakdown of the total sums that contributed to the average is not known...

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ttar wrote:

Which of the following most logically completes the argument?

Yorco and Zortech are two corporations that employ large numbers of full-time workers who are paid by the hour. Publicly available records indicate that Yorco employs roughly the same number of such hourly wage workers as Zortech does but spends a far higher total sum per year on wages for such workers. Therefore, hourly wages must be higher, on average, at Yorco than at Zortech, since _____.

A. Zortech spends a higher total sum per year than Yorco does to provide its hourly wage workers with benefits other than wagesB. the work performed by hourly wage workers at Zortech does not require a significantly higher level of skill than the work performed by hourly wage workers at Yorco doesC. the proportion of all company employees who are hourly wage workers is significantly greater at Yorco than it is at ZortechD. overtime work, which is paid at a substantially higher rate than work done during the regular work week, is rare at both Yorco and ZortechE. the highest hourly wages paid at Yorco are higher than the highest hourly wages paid at Zortech

Employee of Y and Z are equal.Y spends more than Z Then Y average wage paid to the employees should be more than Z. Hence E)

D) cannot be the answer as the option doesn't explain anything. We need a reason for the discrepancy as we have "since".
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This question teaches you a lesson on alternative cause using reverse psychology.GMAC sternly speaking: "stick to the rules even if you see demons on the way!"

Number of hourly paid workers in Y equals the number of hourly paid workers in Z. Y's total wage is greater than Z's total wage.Therefore on the average the hourly wage in Y is higher than hourly wage in Z.

The conclusion above depends on which assumption?[b]HKD1710 here we go!

(Aside: When I see this type of question I just say HKD!. that's my abracadabra)

One thing that could make the conclusion not to hold is an alternative cause. e.g. only Y or Y and Z have other wage payments to make other than the hourly wage payment.

D.A. Only D defends this argument best from this IDEA.

Now good Mr Dubey tell me, what will you change in A so as to make it a certain D.A. if D doesn't exist? You answer this puzzle I'll duff hat.[/b]

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This question teaches you a lesson on alternative cause using reverse psychology.GMAC sternly speaking: "stick to the rules even if you see demons on the way!"

Number of hourly paid workers in Y equals the number of hourly paid workers in Z. Y's total wage is greater than Z's total wage.Therefore on the average the hourly wage in Y is higher than hourly wage in Z.

The conclusion above depends on which assumption?[b]HKD1710 here we go!

(Aside: When I see this type of question I just say HKD!. that's my abracadabra)

One thing that could make the conclusion not to hold is an alternative cause. e.g. only Y or Y and Z have other wage payments to make other than the hourly wage payment.

D.A. Only D defends this argument best from this IDEA.

Now good Mr Dubey tell me, what will you change in A so as to make it a certain D.A. if D doesn't exist? You answer this puzzle I'll duff hat.[/b]

Let me speak about the choice E as well. It says highest wages are higher at yorco. what about the the lower wages are also high at yorco. conclusion talks about avergae not values that constitute it because these values are not talked about and author di not give any clue about these.

Premise: No of workers at Y = No of workers at Z

Premise: Sum spend at Y >>>> Sum spend at Z

Conclusion: Average at Y > Average at Y

premise:Unstated

Conclusion is STRONG here. We need to DEFEND it.

StructurePremise ..> Premise ..> "THEREFORE...CONCLUSION....SINCE....PREMISE." So this premise is NOT STATED (you see we need to fill it.) As already mentioned conclusion has no GAPS it is strong so we need a fact to defend.

Now looking at choice A.

A.Zortech spends a higher total sum per year than Yorco does to provide its hourly wage workers with benefits other than wages

so first of all this is a weaken-er. correct choice should be DEFENDER NOT weaken-er. how can A be right???

Correct choice definitly need to express the idea that "it is just about the wages which are spent on the hours worked by these n number of employees" A FACT that would align to this idea would be defender assumptions.

DA-1: There is no overtime (full-time can do overtime - so in scope)DA-2: (generalization) ANY IDEA THAT DOES NOT NEGATE THE PREMISES AND STILL BREAK THE CONCLUSION, IF NEGATED, BECOMES OUR DA. Any you can think of?

So D definitly alogns with the idea while A don't.

if you anyhow thinking that IF "D" WERE NOT THERE IN CHOICES AND A WAS WRITTEN AS "Yorco spends a higher total sum per year than Zortech does to provide its hourly wage workers with benefits other than wages" WOULD ONLY BE A WEAKNER.

So you can either use a negative word OR not, you can save your conclusion by writing choice as A as followings:

"Total sum per year spent by Yorco AND Zortech relate ONLY to wages of such workers for their per hour work""Total sum per year spent by Yorco AND Zortech DOES NOT include any other expense on the workers"

NOTE: if you start thinking of finding to many defenders then it will confuse you because then you may sometime get carried away with out of SCOPE choices. NEW INFORMATION whenever brought in it also has to be in scope. Idea is to stick to keywords that constitute the argument while saving the conclusion by giving a FACT._________________